Police Arrest 19 Suspects in Beginning of April

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 11, 2020
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The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested 19 suspects as of April 10.

One suspect is charged with robbery, six suspects are charged with burglary, one suspect is charged with destruction of property and seven suspects are charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Two of the 12 suspects have multiple charges.

Seven of the arrested suspects are juveniles.

Suspects

Tavesa Nitinia Rose-Moore was arrested April 10. the 43-year-old is charged with assault with intent while armed (knife) for allegedly stabbing a woman on the 400 block of M Street, SE earlier that day.

Thomas Christopher White, 58, was arrested on April 10. He is charged with burglary two for allegedly forcibly gained entry to a construction site office on the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Once inside, the suspect took property then fled the scene.

Ryan Harding, 24, was arrested on April 9 for allegedly entering a residential building located on the 1900 block of 3rd Street, NW on April 8 and taking property. He is being charged with burglary two and destruction of property.

Geovanny Alexis Grandos Turcios, 28, was arrested on April 7. He is being charged with burglary two for allegedly taking property out of an establishment located on the 3500 block of Garfield Street, NW on April 6.

A juvenile was arrested and charged with robbery (snatch). The juvenile allegedly snatched property from a victim on the 1800 block of 1st Street, NW earlier that same say.

Another juvenile was arrested on April 6. The juvenile was charged with armed robbery (knife). On March 30, the juvenile allegedly was one of two suspects who approached a victim, brandished a knife and fled the scene, located on the 2000 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE with property. The case is still under investigation.

Earnest Brown, 44, is being charged with burglary 2 for allegedly brandishing a knife during a dispute on April 6. The incident allegedly occurred on the 2500 block of 10th Street, NE. He was arrested on the same day.

Two 16-year-old juvenile males were arrested for burglary two April 6 for taking several vehicles from an establishment located on the 6200 block of Chillum Place, NW on Jan. 9.

The juveniles took a 2017 Mini Clubman, 2016 Ford Fusion, 2014 Honda CRV, 2015 Audi Q5, 2016 Volvo S60, 1997 Mercedes E420 and 2003 Honda Accord. All vehicles were recovered, according to the release. The juveniles were arrested on April 6.

Christian Anthony Davis-Gooding, 21, was arrested on April 6 and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun). He allegedly brandished a handgun, saw an officer and ran from the scene located on the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE earlier that day.

Two juveniles were arrested April 4 and charged with armed robbery (gun) for allegedly approaching a victim, brandishing a gun and demanding money. The robbery occurred on the 100 block of Wayne Place, SE on April 1.

Malick Gueye, 45, was arrested and charged April 4 with assault with a dangerous weapon (knife). He allegedly brandished a knife during a dispute on the 1400 block of Perry Place, NW earlier that day.

Travis Littlejohn, 35, was arrested on April 3 for allegedly shooting four individuals on the 3500 block of Clay Place, NE on July 5. He is being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun). All four victims were treated at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

A juvenile was arrested and charged April 3 with robbery (force and violence) for allegedly assaulting a victim and taking property on the 1600 block of Columbia Road, NW earlier that day.

Willie Johnson, 63, was arrested April 2 and charged with burglary one. He allegedly took property from an occupied residence on the 4000 block Q Street, SE on March 24.

Wendell Eugene Hawkins, 26, was arrested on April 2 and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. He allegedly brandished a glass bottle and assaulted a victim during a dispute on March 31. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Jason Washington, 28, was arrested on April 2 and charged with robbery and burglary two. He allegedly committed two offenses, one on Dec. 21, 2019, when he assaulted a victim and took property and another on Jan. 20 where he took property from an establishment. Both incidents occurred on the 4400 block of Benning Road, NE.

Kimani Octavious Cromartie, 27, was arrested on April 2 and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun). He allegedly fired at an individual on the 3700 block of D Street, SE on Nov. 19, 2019.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to show additional arrests in the beginning of April that were announced after the post published.